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S.Africa gives unions deadline to accept deal
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S.Africa gives unions deadline to accept deal
South Africa?s government gave unions an ultimatum to accept a revised pay offer yesterday or make do with a previous lower offer in its final push to end a costly three-week civil service strike. But the largest public service union, which represents the country?s teachers, said the offer was still not enough.
The government?s settlement salary package includes a 7.5 % wage increase and a higher housing allowance of 500 rand ($70) from 456 rand, union officials said. But that was still below the unions? revised demand of a 9 percent pay raise. The government says a drastic wage increase would crowd out other spending while the central bank fears inflation-beating pay rises could further fuel price pressures and prompt higher interest rates in Africa?s biggest economy.
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